STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE "Sanctuary" #40512-430 Story by Gabe Essoe & Kelley Miles Teleplay by Frederick Rappaport Directed by Les Landau THE WRITING CREDITS MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT. Copyright 1993 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved. This script is not for publication or reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If lost or destroyed, please notify the Script Department. Return to Script Department FINAL DRAFT PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION October 8, 1993 STAR TREK: DS9 - "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - CAST STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE "Santuary" CAST SISKO HANEEK KIRA HAZAR ODO MINISTER ROZAHN QUARK VARANI BASHIR VAYNA DAX VEDEK SORAD O'BRIEN COWL JAKE GAI NOG PILOT'S COM VOICE Non-Speaking Non-Speaking MORN N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES STAR TREK: DS9 - "Santuary" - 10/08/93 - SETS STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE "Sanctuary" SETS INTERIORS EXTERIORS DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE COMMANDER'S OFFICE CORRIDOR DOCKING RING CORRIDOR DOCKING RING AIRLOCK INFIRMARY OPS PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL QUARK'S REPLIMAT GUEST QUARTERS STAR TREK: DS9 - "Sanctuary" - 10/12/93 - PRONUNCIATION STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE "Santuary" PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BOLKA BOWL-ka MAAZA MAY-zuh CRESHNEE kresh-NEE DRAYLON DRAY-lon HANEEK hah-NEEK HAZAR HAY-zar JALANDA juh-LAN-duh KENTANNA ken-TANN-a MARDAH MAR-duh ROZAHN row-ZON SAFALLA suh-FALL-uh SKRREEA SKREE-uh SORAD sor-ODD TIROGORANS Tuh ROG-or-RANS TRILAR TRY-lar TUMAK TWO-mak VARANI vuh-RON-ee DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 1. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE "Sanctuary" TEASER FADE IN: 1 INT. COMMANDER'S OFFICE SISKO is seated at his desk studying a PADD when KIRA ENTERS... KIRA (somewhat frazzled) You wanted to see me, Commander? SISKO (non-accusatory) Actually, what I'd like to see is next month's duty roster... KIRA (holds hands up; in control) You'll have it on your desk first thing in the morning... SISKO That's what you said yesterday. KIRA I know, but I spent all day yesterday... SISKO (finishing her sentence) ... talking to Minister Rozahn about irrigating the Trilar Peninsula. KIRA (genuinely surprised) How did you know? SISKO (smiles) Major, it's hard to keep a secret in Ops... especially when you've been shouting at a monitor for the last two days... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 2. 1 CONTINUED: KIRA (slightly embarrassed) I thought I was keeping it to an angry whisper... SISKO Let's just say your voice carries. KIRA Everytime I talk to one of the ministers I promise myself I won't lose control. But then they give me some stupid bureaucratic excuse why something isn't getting done, and I get so... so... SISKO (completing her sentence) Frustrated. KIRA Commander, I'm way beyond frustrated... Bajor's in trouble... (simply) I just want to help. SISKO I can understand that, and I sympathize. As far as I'm concerned you can yell at the provisional government all you want... as long as it doesn't interfere with your duties here on the station. KIRA You're right. I'll get on that report right away. SISKO I'll look forward to reading it. 1A INT. OPS O'BRIEN at his station, supernumeraries as needed. Kira comes out of the Commander's Office. O'BRIEN Quark's been looking for you... he says it's urgent... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 2A. 1A CONTINUED: KIRA (sarcastically) Perfect. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 3. 2 INT. QUARK'S The ususal crowd is in attendance, though they're not behaving in the usual way. A respectful silence fills the room as both customers and employees listen to an aged Bajoran (VARANI) playing a strange, woodwind instrument. The soothing, almost sad SOUNDS coming from the instrument have put everyone into a dreamy, reflective state... everyone, that is, except QUARK. From behind the bar, Quark loads a tray with drinks, then finds his SERVER ignoring him, captivated instead by the evocative "music." Quark has to CLEAR HIS THROAT LOUDLY to get the server's attention. He hastily picks up the tray and moves off. Quark turns to MORN, who's sitting at the bar, also hypnotized by Varani's playing. Morn reaches up and wipes a tear away from the corner of his eye. Quark leans over and glares at him... he can't believe it... Morn's tear is the final straw! Quark comes out from behind the bar and starts to beeline toward Varani when Kira appears, grabs him by the arm, and swings him back to the bar... KIRA I hear you've been trying to get in touch with me... QUARK (upset) You hear right. Look around you... does anything seem to be amiss? KIRA (takes in the crowd and Varani) That sonata Varani is playing is lovely... your customers seem to be enjoying him... QUARK Why be modest, Major? They're not just enjoying him -- they're mesmerized by him! KIRA So? QUARK So! While they're being mesmerized, they're not gambling, they're not eating, they're barely drinking. Profits are down across the board! DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 4. 2 CONTINUED: KIRA (disbelieving) He just started yesterday... QUARK I monitor my gross income hourly. My hourly figures become my indicators. My indicators become my projections. And my projections based on the last twenty-six hours show an unprecedented decline in profits. KIRA Stop overreacting. When people hear about how wonderful Varani is, they'll come beating down your door... QUARK And what are you basing that projection on? Bajoran intuition? That and a strip of latinum will get you a couple of spins at the dabo wheel. KIRA You promised me you'd try him out for a month... QUARK If my projections hold true, in a month I'll be out of business! KIRA (firmly, no nonsense) Quark, you're going to do this... QUARK Why should I? KIRA (voice like steel) Because I asked you to. Quark eyes her, realizes she means business. He turns to Varani, still pained at the projected decline in profits, but realizing he's stuck. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 5. 2 CONTINUED: (2) QUARK Maybe he could play something with a little more... bounce to it... KIRA Bounce... QUARK Just for a change of pace... She eyes him, then walks toward Varani... stay on Quark... he sighs... 3 ANGLE as he finishes playing. Applause. Kira respectfully approaches. KIRA That was beautiful... VARANI (smiles warmly) Having my work appreciated again... I almost forgot how it felt. KIRA Granted, it's not quite the exhibition halls you're used to... VARANI (a plaintive smile) One can't be choosy about performance venues these days. KIRA I just spoke to Quark. He likes what you're doing... but he's hoping you'll play a variety of styles... VARANI (slyly understanding) A little less exhibition hall and a little more music hall... is that it? KIRA Something like that. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 5A. 3 CONTINUED: VARANI (good-naturedly) I think I can accommodate him. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 6. 3 CONTINUED: (2) Kira smiles... we HEAR the noise from the bar, the raucous cries of "DABO!" KIRA I'd love to hear you play in a more appropriate setting... VARANI (casually) Mahve you spoken to Minister Bolka about my idea to rebuild the Jalanda Forum? KIRA I mentioned it to him... (admitting to Bolka's resistance) He's got a lot of things on his mind... VARANI You must keep trying. Bajorans must reclaim their artistic heritage if they ever hope to regain their sense of self-worth. KIRA (guiltly agreeing) Next time I talk to the Minister, I'll bring it up again... but I can't promise anything. VARANI I have faith in you, Kira. By fighting for this, you're not just a champion of the arts. You're my champion. Kira smiles, but feels the weight of being portrayed as a "champion"... 4 INT. OPS Sisko's at the Ops table, O'BRIEN's at his station. Several male N.D. Supernumeraries are present. Kira ENTERS from the Turbolift, comes down to Sisko. (Kira is the only female in Ops at this time.) SISKO Did you get everything settled with Quark? DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 7. 4 CONTINUED: KIRA That little toad is this far from doing a three-sixty out an airlock... SISKO I'm glad to hear everything went okay... O'BRIEN Commander, sensors are picking up elevated neutrino readings. A ship's coming through the wormhole... SISKO On screen. 5 ON THE VIEWSCREEN (OPTICAL) The wormhole illuminates... and a ramshackle alien vessel disgorges from its mouth, careening into space. 6 BACK TO SCENE Kira turns to the Ops table, calls up information. KIRA Sensors are detecting four lifeforms on board... O'BRIEN I'm reading a plasma leak in their engine core... SISKO Hail them. KIRA (hitting a panel; beat) They're not responding... O'BRIEN Their reactors are overheating. Life support is barely functioning... SISKO Get them out of there, Chief. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - TEASER 8. 6 CONTINUED: O'BRIEN Aye, sir. O'BRIEN HITS A PANEL AND : 7 ANGLE - TRANSPORTER PAD (OPTICAL) Four humanoids MATERIALIZE, huddled together in befuddlement and fear... their garb is scruffy, their dark skin an off- putting mass of lumps and eczema-like scales. A teenage male (TUMAK), gripping a wounded hand, is hugged by an older female (HANEEK), while two other males (GAI and COWL) cower in the b.g. SISKO I'm Commander Sisko of the United Federation of Planets. You've just been beamed onto a Bajoran space station. We don't mean you any harm... 8 ON THE NEW ARRIVALS refusing to move, their heads swiveling with anxiety and bewilderment... the female, Haneek, seems to get her wits about her first... she looks out at Sisko and the others, fearful, vulnerable, yet almost imploring... 9 ON SISKO AND KIRA watching her, wondering... FADE OUT. END OF TEASER DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 9. ACT ONE FADE IN: (NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes.) 10 OMITTED 11 INT. OPS - CONTINUOUS - THE FACE-OFF between Sisko, Kira and O'Brien on one side and Haneek and her three companions on the other. Haneek's small group is still clustered and cowering in the Transporter Bay, regarding Sisko and the others warily, like cornered, beaten dogs... (NOTE: Throughout the next sequence, Sisko's attitude and tone will remain patient, nonthreatening and reassuring.) SISKO (to Haneek) We're going to bring your ship in. Once it's docked, we'll be able to diagnose its problems and hopefully fix them. After that, you can be on your way. Haneek looks at Kira, cocks her head gently, as if both puzzled and curious... Kira's not sure what the look means... Sisko cautiously steps toward Haneek and her friends... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 10. 11 CONTINUED: SISKO (to Tumak, points to Tumak's hand) I can offer you medical assistance for that wound... Tumak glares at Sisko, begins shouting at him in anger and defiance... TUMAK Oo-mata! Oo-mata! Dongo patar meeoto fenta. Fenta! As Tumak shouts at Sisko, Haneek turns to Kira, steps toward her, begins talking in an urgent, but more reasonable tone, but glancing warily at Sisko... HANEEK Naga dentana... oobay a-tal. Oobay a-tal! Keetama sootay. Shalanta Skrreea. KIRA (to Sisko) Does anyone understand what she's saying... SISKO There must be something wrong with the Universal Translator. Chief? O'Brien, hitting a panel, checking his readout... O'BRIEN It's working, Commander... but for some reason it's having a hard analyzing their language patterns... their syntax and grammatical structure must be completely unlike anything we have in our database... SISKO We'll have to keep them talking until the computer can establish a translation matrix. HANEEK (continuing, to Kira) Ketoh maseeca. Skrreea. Tolak mayfessaka. Koo masek. Gadoux besoolin fenta. Fenta? DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 11. 11 CONTINUED: (2) KIRA (in response to Sisko) Keeping them talking doesn't seem to be a problem... HANEEK Oobay-a-tal? Fidask setoma meeka? SISKO Major, we need to get these people to the Infirmary. They seem to be most comfortable with you. Why don't you lead the way? Kira starts gesturing for Haneek and the others to follow her. KIRA All right... we're going to go for a little ride in the turbolift... Though Haneek doesn't understand her, she appears to trust Kira and motions to her three male companions... HANEEK Toma. Bessa! They warily step out of the transporter and begin to follow Kira... Sisko follows behind... SISKO (to com) Sisko to Odo. ODO'S COM VOICE Yes, Commander. SISKO We're bringing some new arrivals from the Gamma Quadrant down to the Promenade. Meet us at Turbolift Nine. ODO'S COM VOICE I'm on my way. 12 INT. PROMENADE Odo waits at the Turbolift as the doors open. Sisko steps out, followed by Kira, who turns back to Haneek and the others. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 12. 12 CONTINUED: KIRA (gestures) We're here... you can come out now... (a friendly beckoning wave) There's no need to be afraid... ODO What seems to be the trouble, Commander? SISKO The computer's having a hard time translating their language... ODO I can see where that would be a problem... The quartet of aliens tentatively exits the Turbolift, Haneek leading... it's like immigrants from Bosnia stepping out among the lights of Broadway... the Promenade is like nothing they've ever seen before... intrigued by their new surroundings, the foursome begins wandering off in all directions... ODO Hold on now. Let's stay together. He rounds up Gai and Cowl. ODO (continuing) No wandering off -- They barely pay him any mind, their focus on the Promenade. ODO (gesturing) Just stay put while I round up the others... KIRA Let me try... She taps Gai and Cowl on the shoulder... KIRA (beckoning) Come with me... To Odo's surprise, Gai and Cowl follow Kira... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 13. 13 ANGLE - CLOTHING/GIFT SHOP Haneek and Tumak both look up at a brightly colored, oddly designed dress in the window of the shop. Sisko stands behind them, watching them. Kira escorts Gai and Cowl over, Odo following. HANEEK (pointing at the dress; to Tumak) Intaowa. Intaowa. Tumak isn't interested... he looks at a nearby display stand, filled with colorful merchandise... SISKO (to Haneek) Dress. It's called a dress... Haneek looks at him, regards him curiously, turns to Kira... HANEEK Intaowa. KIRA Intaowa? Tumak picks up a small, intricately designed object off a display stand. Fascinated, he begins to walk off with it, only to be detained by Odo... ODO I'm afraid you'll have to put that back... Tumak jerks it away from him, clutches the object like it's his... TUMAK (defiantly) Vala. Vala! Meanwhile, Haneek is still eyeing the dress... HANEEK (emphatically) Intaowa! KIRA Do you like it... ? Simultaneously, Odo is still trying to deal with Tumak... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 14. 13 CONTINUED: ODO Yes, it's very nice. But it's not yours... Then Gai also picks up an interesting gadget from the kiosk's counter... ODO (to Gai) That goes for you, too. Neither Tumak nor Gai make a move to comply. SISKO Major... perhaps you'd better handle this... Kira turns from Haneek, taps the display stand with her palm... KIRA All right, let's put those back... both of you... Tumak and Gai look to Haneek... Haneek looks to Kira... KIRA (patting stand) They really need to put those back... (a smile that takes in the dress and the display case) We can go shopping later. (points off) But right now it's important we go to the Infirmary... so all of you... follow me... (gesturing again) We'll all go together... Haneek nods. She turns to Tumak and Gai. HANEEK Fazeek. Cromay fazeek! Reluctantly, Tumak and Gai return their respective objects to the counter. The Skrreeans dutifully follow Kira down the Promenade. There's no doubt she's in charge here, leaving Sisko and Odo to bring up the rear... the two exchange a look that says, "Whatever works... " DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 15. 14 thru OMITTED 15 16 INT. INFIRMARY - ANGLE ON ALIENS A reluctant Tumak allows BASHIR to examine his wound. Haneek's with Tumak; Sisko, Kira and Odo stand nearby. Watching curiously, shouldering each other to try to get the best angle, Gai and Cowl begin to arguing. GAI Kootana... COWL Kootana batoo lakar asheem... ! GAI (escalating; taking offense) Dokka?! (shoving) Pestani voe lakar asheem! HANEEK (sharply; to Gai and Cowl) Kolat! Kolat kee! The two stop arguing. ODO (to Sisko) There's no doubt who the boss is... SISKO (smiles, then:) How bad is it, Doctor? BASHIR Looks like a second degree plasma burn. The dermal regenerator should take care of it... Bashir picks up the dermal regenerator, starts to move in on Tumak's arm. Tumak draws back warily... Haneek swipes the regenerator out of Bashir's hand and holds it out for Kira to take... Kira's a little surprised, tries to explain... KIRA I'm sorry... I'm not the doctor... HANEEK Kolat? Kolat Gadoux? DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 15A. 16 CONTINUED: Bashir gently takes the regenerator back out of Haneek's hand... BASHIR (to Haneek, comforting) I assure, I won't hurt him... Haneek watches Bashir attend to Tumak, still suspicious about what he's going to do... KIRA (to Haneek, gently) He'll be all right... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 16. 16 CONTINUED: (2) Haneek eyes her hopefully, then turns to watch Bashir... 17 INT. GUEST QUARTERS (OPTICAL) Kira, Sisko and Odo ENTER the quarters, followed by Haneek and her small tribe. The aliens are still cautious, but calmer than before. (NOTE: Tumak's arm is healed. He no longer holds it in a protective way.) KIRA This will be your quarters while you're here on the station. I'm sure you'd like to rest and clean up and... (catches herself as she sees their blank looks) ... you still don't understand a word I'm saying, do you... SISKO I know something they might understand... He crosses to the food replicator... SISKO (ordering) Seven maaza stalks... Seven multi-hued celery-like stalks APPEAR. Sisko lifts a stalk, takes a bite, chews... SISKO This is food. Here -- try one -- He holds a maaza stalk out for Haneek. She doesn't take it. Sisko has come to expect this by now, hands one to Kira. SISKO Major, show them it's okay... Kira takes a bite from the stalk and chews... Haneek watches closely... KIRA You see? It's really very good... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT ONE 17-18. 17 CONTINUED: Haneek reaches out for one... she sniffs it... bites in gingerly... rolls the piece around on her tongue to gauge the taste... she chews... satisfied, she nods to the others... the males grab the stalks and begin to devour them... KIRA (watching males) I'm glad you like them. Haneek puts her hand on Kira's arm, looks into her eyes imploringly. HANEEK (quickly) Noloux bataak rama setta... rama emal jeetaka... zeela koo... Gadoux soka gee... KIRA (at a loss) I'm sorry... I don't understand... HANEEK (trying again) Bataak rama setta... rama setta... zeela koo... hemena kee... soulak... need ikstassa... ODO Wait... did you hear that? I think she just said, "need." SISKO (to Haneek, gentle enthusiasm) Go on... keep talking... HANEEK Ganoux? Noloux bataak rama setta... my people yeekopa Skrreea... havou fotar save them... KIRA (getting excited) Save them! How? Can you understand what I'm saying? DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT ONE 19. 17 CONTINUED: (2) Haneek looks at her, kind of nods, isn't sure... KIRA Keep talking... ! HANEEK Noloux Skrreea... soka roo need your help... there's no time soulak... we are the Skrreea... my people need your help... there's no time to waste... KIRA (repeating to her) You're people are the Skrreea. You need our help. There's no time to waste. Haneek smiles, tears coming into her eyes -- she's understood Kira. The two women grasp each other's arms, a new bond formed through the magic of the universal translator... SISKO (steps forward) Your people... where are they? Haneek looks at him, but looks at Kira when she answers. HANEEK They're on the creshnee side of the Eye... KIRA The "Eye?" HANEEK The Eye of the Universe... (struggling to clarify) The tunnel... ODO I think she means the wormhole. HANEEK (nodding) They're on the other side... they don't realize that we've found the Eye... SISKO How many people are we talking about? DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT ONE 20. HANEEK (to Kira, a little war again) Many... three jeetaka. KIRA Three hundred? Three thousand? ODO (hoping he's wrong) Three million? HANEEK (eyes Odo, then to Kira) Yes... three million... three million of my people are on the other side... we must bring them through the Eye... we must bring them here. Haneek looks at Kira hopefully. Hold on both Kira and Sisko, suddenly realizing the enormous scope of the problem Haneek's just handed them... 18 OMITTED FADE OUT. END OF ACT ONE DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 21. ACT TWO 19 FADE IN: 20 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) Establishing. 21 INT. OPS - ANGLE ON HANEEK seated at the Ops table, along with Kira, Bashir, DAX, Odo and O'Brien. Haneek looks uncertainly back and forth at the men. Kira leans in (she's seated next to Haneek ) and puts a hand on her arm. KIRA Is there anything wrong? HANEEK I'm just not used to the men being here... Skrreean men don't involve themselves in situations like this... Looks pass between the men. DAX is also seated at the table. DAX Are all your leaders women? HANEEK Yes. BASHIR All of them... ? DAX (wryly) You heard her, Julian. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 22. 20 CONTINUED: HANEEK Men are much too emotional to be leaders. They're always fighting among themselves... it's their favorite thing to do. (looks around) I'm sorry. I hope I haven't offended anyone... It's the men who now appear to be a little uncomfortable. Sisko ENTERS from his office, comes down to the Ops table. SISKO Sorry to keep you waiting. DAX (lightly amused) That's all right, Benjamin. Haneek was just telling us how the Skrreea are a female dominant society... O'BRIEN (vaguely patronizing) It seems the men are a bit too emotional to become leaders... HANEEK Please don't misunderstand... we love our men... (glancing around at the males) Really! Sisko smiles to himself, then: SISKO Are you one of the leaders of your people, Haneek? HANEEK Me? Oh no... I'm little more than a farmer... I was just lucky... BASHIR How so? HANEEK I was the first one to find the Eye of the Universe... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT TWO 23. 20 CONTINUED: (2) DAX (guessing) You were looking for the wormhole? HANEEK We had heard about a great tunnel being discovered... we knew it must be the Eye of the Universe that would lead us to Kentanna... O'BRIEN Kentanna? HANEEK Kentanna is the legendary home of the Skrreeans... it has always been portrayed in our sacred texts as being just beyond the Eye of the Universe... a "planet of sorrow where the Skrreea will sew seeds of joy." A respectful beat of silence. SISKO I can't guarantee you'll find Kentanna, but I can promise you we'll help you find a home. (beat) I've sent our runabouts to the Gamma Quadrant to make contact with your ships. HANEEK That will be difficult... they're spread out, looking for the Eye... ODO When we do find them, what then? This station only holds seven thousand people... and you're talking about three million Skrreeans... KIRA I'm afraid most of your people will have to stay confined to their ships... HANEEK I understand. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 23A. 20 CONTINUED: (3) SISKO In the meantime, is there any one person we should be looking for? A leader... or leaders... ? HANEEK Most of our leaders were killed by the T-Rogorans. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 24. 20 CONTINUED: (4) BASHIR The T-Rogorans? Who are they? HANEEK For eight centuries my people have lived under their rule... we were forced to work as laborers and servants... we were able to escape when the T-Rogorans were invaded and conquered... ODO Who conquered them? HANEEK I don't know their name. All I know is they were members of something called "The Dominion"... Everyone reacts... they've all heard the name before... thought they have no idea who... or what... the Dominion is... 21 thru OMITTED 22 23 INT. GUEST QUARTERS The lights are dimmed as we hear the door CHIME. A sleep Haneek appears from the back. She presses a panel to open the door, finds Kira, package in hand, standing in the corridor. KIRA Did I wake you? HANEEK It's all right. Please, come in... Haneek steps back into the center of the room. Kira tentatively ENTERS. HANEEK Computer, lights on full. The lights RISE UP to their normal "on" setting. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 25. 23 CONTINUED: KIRA I can come back later... HANEEK No. You've been so kind to me, how could I possibly refuse your company? Gai and Cowl STUMBLE OUT, sleepy-eyed, wondering what's up. Haneek practically shoos them away... HANEEK go back to bed. Go on! I'll join you again after I'm through... The two males yawn and scratch themselves, EXIT back the way they came. KIRA (wondering) Are those your... husbands? HANEEK Hus-bands? I'm not familiar with that word. They're bonded to me. KIRA (can't resist) Do you... sleep with them... both? HANEEK Of course. Don't you sleep with your males? KIRA No, I don't have any males... not at the moment, anyway... HANEEK (slyly, re: her two) They're very useful... KIRA Yes, I imagine they are... (remembering why she's there) I just wanted to tell you, we found some of your ships. Several hundred Skrreeans should be arriving on the station today... we thought it would be a good idea if you were there to meet them. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 26. 23 CONTINUED: (2) Haneek sits down, uncertain about this. HANEEK (simply) Why me? KIRA You yourself said most of your leaders were dead... HANEEK Yes, that's true... but I'm just a farmer... KIRA You were also the first one through the Eye of the Universe... that must mean something, in a symbolic sort of way... Haneek looks at her, not denying that it does. Kira remembers the package she has in her hand. KIRA Oh... here. (hands package to Haneek) I brought you a little something. Haneek holds it, eyes Kira, surprised and flattered... KIRA Go ahead. Open it. Haneek slowly lifts the lid... and pulls out the brightly colored, oddly designed dress from the clothing kiosk... the one Haneek saw earlier... KIRA You seemed to like it... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 27. 23 CONTINUED: (3) HANEEK (a little embarrassed) I'm sorry... but I think you misunderstood... KIRA What do you mean? HANEEK I thought this was the most hideous thing I'd ever seen. KIRA (beat; she laughs) Well, that makes two of us. HANEEK (laughing) It's awful! KIRA Horrible! Who would wear it? Hold on the two of them laughing at the backfired gift... 24 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL JAKE and NOG are at their hangout spot at the railing. AS they watch the passing parade below -- JAKE Look -- it was no big deal -- NOG You go out with a dabo girl for the first time and you stand there and tell me it was no big deal? JAKE It's wasn't really a "date" -- NOG Does your father know you went out with her? JAKE Not exactly... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 28. 24 CONTINUED: NOG (surprised) He doesn't? JAKE I told him I had to go help someone with their homework... NOG Good thinking. Too bad I won't ever be able to use that lie. My dad knows I never do homework... JAKE It's not a lie, Nog. Mardah's studying entomology. She asked me to help her out... NOG A dabo girl who studies entomology... (sarcastically) ...sure. JAKE It's true! NOG (thinking) What is entomology? JAKE The study of bugs. NOG You mean she wants to be a chef? Jake shakes his head. Sometimes there's no talking to his Ferengi friend. He reacts to something below. JAKE Hey -- who's that? NOG (looks down, sees) I don't know. What's he doing? 25 ANGLE - THEIR POV Tumak hovers behind two teenagers as they leave a table of unfinished (alien) fritters. Once gone, Tumak scurries to the table... and picks at the leftovers. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 28A. 26 INTERCUT JAKE AND NOG reacting to Tumak. Nog sneers. NOG That's disgusting -- JAKE He must be one of the Skrreeans. My dad says there's a lot more of them on the way... Tumak happens to glance up, locks eyes with Jake and Nog. He reacts like a deer caught in headlights... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 29. 26 CONTINUED: JAKE (waves; friendly) Hi! Tumak doesn't wave, instead looks angry. He scurries away. NOG (Ferengi superiority) Doesn't he know what a replicator's for? Idiot... (turns to Jake) So -- does Mardah have any sisters? Jake sighs. 27 OMITTED 28 INT. OPS (OPTICAL) Sisko, Kira, O'Brien, Dax and Haneek are there. They watch the huge, battered-looking Skrreean transport approach on the viewscreen. O'BRIEN (at his station) I've cleared the Skrreean ship to dock at upper pylon two. SISKO (quietly magnanimous) Time to welcome your people to the Alpha Quadrant, Haneek... Hold on Haneek as she smiles... a little nervous perhaps... but happy other Skrreeans are about to join her... newly confident about her task of welcoming them... 29 INT. DOCKING RING CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE AIRLOCK The airlock opens... and the first of an unending number of Skrreean refugees (females) stick their heads out... Haneek waits to greet them. Gai, Cowl, Sisko and Kira are behind her. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 30. 29 CONTINUED: HANEEK Come on... don't be afraid... we're among friends... The weary, ragged, somewhat disoriented Skrreea (females, males, children) start streaming out of the airlock... 30 INT. PROMENADE - SEVERAL SHOTS Skrreean refugees are pouring into the Promenade... Skrreean females lead the pack, their male partners (multiple) and children following behind... (NOTE: This should be the most extras -- primarily Skrreeans -- we have ever seen on the Promenade... budget willing... ) Among the Skrreean is an ages-old woman named VAYNA... A quiet exhilaration begins to unfold among the new arrivals... adults, teenagers and children wander in awe at the sights of the Promenade... A real Spielberg moment -- stirring -- heartening -- Ellis Island -- the poor and tired and the downtrodden finding... sanctuary... 31 ON ODO in the midst of the refugees. Skrreean children run by. ODO Slow down! Two Skrreean teenagers run by in the opposite direction, one chasing the other... ODO (continuing) There's no running on the Promenade! Of course, no one's listening to him. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT TWO 31. 31 CONTINUED: Widen to show Sisko joining him, hands behind his back, immensely enjoying the survivors' reactions... ODO It's going to get awfully crowded around here, Commander... SISKO I know, Constable, but it's worth it. Just look at them... they're experiencing their first taste of freedom... Odo absorbs that, looking around. Pull up and away from Sisko and Odo as they stand amidst a sea of refugees, the refugees flowing by them, taking in the Promenade in wonder... FADE OUT. END OF ACT TWO DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 32. ACT THREE FADE IN: 32 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL Jake comes up the spiral staircase and heads for his and Nog's hangout spot... Suddenly Nog comes racing by, in no uncertain hurry... JAKE Nog! Where are you going? NOG Can't talk now! Gotta run! Then Tumak and two other teenage Skrreean males rush by Jake, bumping him. Jake gives chase... 33 NEW SHOT with Nog as he sprints along, looking backward at the three Skrreeans, who are catching up... Nog abruptly runs into Odo, who grasps him firmly... ODO Nog, you know there's no running on the Promenade... NOG (out-of-breath) Who's running? Tumak rushes up with his companions, all of them slowing when they see Odo... a couple seconds later, Jake joins the group. ODO (addressing Skrreeans) What seems to be the problem? JAKE (sniffing something sour) What's that smell... ? Nog elbows him to keep him quiet. TUMAK (incensed, points at Nog) Ask him! DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33. NOG Me?! You're the one who stinks! TUMAK That's because you sprayed that vapor on us... ! ODO Is that true, Nog? NOG No! ODO (not believing him) Nog... ? NOG (dismissive) It was a joke... ! ODO (eyeing him sternly) Very amusing. (addressing the Skrreeans) Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I'll take care of it from here. Odo turns Nog around and escorts him away. TUMAK (calling to Nog) This isn't over yet, Big Ears! Jake and Tumak look at each other, Tumak still angry, then Tumak and his friends depart the way they came. Jake waves his hand in front of his nose... whatever the odor is, it's pretty sour... 33A INT. SECURITY OFFICE - ANGLE ON NOG who stands looking at the "wanted posters," his eyes wide with interest. He points to one in particular. NOG Hey... here's a new one! (reading) What kind of name is "Plix Tixiplik?" DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33A. 33A CONTINUED: Widen to show Odo working with a PADD at his desk, not looking for conversation. ODO I believe he's a Reegrunion. Odo continues working. Nog studies Plix Tixiplik's data. NOG (reading) "Wanted in seven star systems for illegal weapon sales." (admiringly) Weapon sales, huh? Very profitable. ODO How would you know? NOG (without thinking) My Uncle Quark told me. ODO What does your Uncle Quark know about illegal weapon sales? Nog realizes he's revealed family secrets best left unsaid. NOG (trying to cover) He, uh... he, uh... QUARK (O.S.) (finishing Nog's statement) ... knows better than to ever get involved in anything so disreputable... 33B ANGLE ON QUARK standing just inside the entrance. He gives a quick glare at Nog, silently reminding him to never discuss Ferengi business with strangers. ODO (to Quark; dryly cynical) I'm sure. I asked the boy's father come see me... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/13/93 - ACT THREE 33B. 33B CONTINUED: QUARK Rom is doing the weekly stock inventory. I don't want to interrupt him. You know how easy he loses count... so I came in his place. (lightly chastising) Nog... have you been causing mischief again? NOG No, Uncle. It's all a misunderstanding. ODO He sprayed some Skrreean boys with a foul-smelling vapor. QUARK (smiling in approval) Did he... (catching himself; to Nog; mock sternly) What do you have to say for yourself? NOG (guessing) I'm sorry... ? QUARK (to Odo) You see? The boy's beside himself with guilt. ODO That still doesn't excuse his actions. QUARK And he will be punished. Severely. NOG (surprised) I will? QUARK (to Nog) I want you to tell the Constable here that you'll never do it again. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/13/93 - ACT THREE 33C. 33B CONTINUED: (2) NOG I won't? (to Odo) I mean, I won't. I promise. Never again. ODO (a warning) See that you don't. NOG Can I leave now? ODO Go on. Relieved, Nog EXITS. QUARK You know, you really can't blame the boy... ODO And why's that? QUARK Come on, Odo... you know these Skrreeans are nothing but trouble. They're all over the station, looking and touching but never spending any money. And they flake. ODO I didn't notice. QUARK Come to my place... you'll see little pieces of Skrreean skin all over the bar and the floor... it's disgusting. ODO They won't be here long. QUARK I hope not. They're driving my paying customers away. They stay here too long and I'll be out of business... ODO In that case, I hope they never leave. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 33D. 33B CONTINUED: (3) Quark gives him a "sticks-and-stones" look, then EXITS. Odo harrumphs, and resumes working on his PADD... 34 INT. QUARK'S Skrreeans wander the premises, taking in everything, touching everything, ordering nothing. Again, we see arguments break out among them, leading to some pushing and shoving, only to die down before anything serious erupts... off to the side, Varani plays a spritely TUNE... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 34. 35 ANGLE ON CORNER TABLE A meeting of five Skrreean women is in progress, one of them Haneek, one of them the ages-old crone, Vayna. Vayna is addressing Haneek solemnly. VAYNA We've talked it over among ourselves... our feelings were unanimous... you discovered the Eye of the Universe... you must lead us the rest of the way... HANEEK (quiet acceptance) I'll do the best I can... The decision having been made, the four women get up and leave... Haneek falls deep into thought... Kira APPEARS at the table, looking after the departing women... KIRA That looked pretty serious. Is everything all right? Haneek looks out over the Skrreeans in the bar... HANEEK Look at them... look at my people... 36 MAIN FLOOR OF QUARK'S - KIRA AND HANEEK'S POV Many of the Skrreeans have settled in at the tables, talking and laughing, generally enjoying the give-and-take conversation conducive to an open environment... there's even a small group gathered around Varani, enjoying his music... HANEEK (O.S.) I've never seen them so happy... 37 RESUME - KIRA AND HANEEK (OPTICAL) Haneek looks down, a little lost. HANEEK ... and here I sit, feeling trapped. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 35. 37 CONTINUED: KIRA Why? HANEEK They expect me to lead them to Kentanna. This weighs heavily on her... KIRA It's going to be okay. Commander Sisko's doing all he can to find you a place to live... Haneek looks at Kira. She still looks like she has the weight of the world on her. KIRA (continuing) You're not alone. Haneek smiles, grateful for Kira's support. Varani ambles over to them... VARANI I hope I'm not intruding... KIRA Not at all... Haneek, this is Varani... a great musician... maybe the greatest Bajor has ever known... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 36. 37 CONTINUED: (2) VARANI (to Haneek) She exaggerates... (smiles at Kira) ... but that's why I'm so fond of her... (to Haneek) Being a Bajoran, I know what it's like to be... displaced. As a token of friendship, I'd like to give you... this... Varani places a small pedestal-type box on the table, taps it once on the top. A tiny HOLOGRAM appears... a young Varani, dashingly handsome, superbly dressed, plays his tivara masterfully, beautifully... the TUNE, rich and evocative, perhaps a little sad, is about as loud as a music box... VARANI It's from a concert I gave many years ago... at the Jalanda Forum... Haneek is clearly touched. She finds the music charming. AS Kira, Haneek and Varani enjoy this insular little moment in an otherwise very public place, push in on the HOLOGRAM... 38 INT. GUEST QUARTERS - CLOSE ON a tabletop as Haneek's hand enters and sets the hologram box down. Tilt up to Haneek, looking down at the box, comforted by it somehow... Tumak ENTERS the quarters... Haneek smiles at her son... HANEEK Tumak -- where've you been? TUMAK (sullenly) Nowhere... He heads for the back hallway... HANEEK Where are you going? TUMAK To wash... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT THREE 37. 38 CONTINUED: And he EXITS. Haneek looks down at Varani's box again... she's thoughtful a beat... then, getting an idea, a hunch, a feeling, she walks over and sits down in front of a monitor... HANEEK Computer -- please show me a chart of this star system... Confidence is starting to grow inside her... 39 INT. PROMENADE Jake and Nog react to packs of wandering Skrreea as they ascend the stairs to the second level. JAKE So what did your Dad say? NOG About what? JAKE About your getting in trouble with Odo. NOG He was very angry. JAKE He was? NOG He always gets angry when I get caught. 40 THE SECOND LEVEL - JAKE AND NOG as they approach their hangout spot at the railing, only to find Tumak and his two feral teenage friends having taken it over... standing tall... glaring at Nog... NOG (turning tail) I just remembered... I've got errands to run for my uncle... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 38. 40 CONTINUED: JAKE (restrains him) You're going to have to face them sooner or later... Jake and Nog move forward... Tumak meets them head on. TUMAK (to Nog) That was very funny, what you did. NOG (false hope) You see, Jake? Now there's a man with a sense of humor... TUMAK (menacing) Nobody's laughing. JAKE And luckily nobody got hurt. I think my friend's sorry for what he did... Jake looks to Nog, hoping he'll say something... Nog isn't offering... JAKE (elbows Nog) Aren't you, Nog... NOG (reluctantly) I suppose... JAKE (to Tumak) See? What did I tell you? TUMAK He doesn't sound sorry to me... And before anybody can react, Tumak wallops Nog in the stomach with a punch... all three Skreean teenagers jump Jake and Nog... and the donnybrook is on... 41 SECOND FLOOR - QUARK'S Quark is serving a customer when he's distracted by the NOISE of the fight... he sees the combatants across the way... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 39. 42 SECOND LEVEL - THE FIGHT It's mostly shoving and pushing... the Skrreean are throwing occasional punches... Jake's trying to push them back... Nog's got his head covered, yelping... NOG (means it) I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Quark rushes up... QUARK All right, that's enough... break it up... I said, break it up! The other two Skrreean back off, but Tumak starts to throw another punch at Nog. Quark restrains him. QUARK (to Tumak) It's bad enough all of you are hanging around the station without buying anything... you have to start fighting, too? Quark suddenly lets him go. Tumak steps back, angry... TUMAK I thought we were welcome here... QUARK Well make yourselves welcome somewhere else. TUMAK You don't want us here. You don't want anything to do with us. Well we don't want anything to do with you. Any of you! Tumak glares at Jake and Nog again, then stomps off with his two companions. QUARK I can see the Skrreean don't bother to teach their children manners... 43 INT. OPS - ON DAX'S MONITOR (OPTICAL) We see a picturesque M-class planet on the monitor... data is slowly scrolling up one side of the screen... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 40. 43 CONTINUED: SISKO (O.S.) Dax and I have been combing through data on every uninhabited M-Class planet in the sector... Widen to show Sisko and Kira flanking Dax, who's sitting at her station monitor. SISKO (continuing) We think Draylon Two would make a perfect home for the Skrreea. KIRA (reading planet's name) "Draylon Two"... never heard of it... DAX It's near Sefalla Prime... it's got definite possibilities... stable orbit... a temperate climate... very low surface radiation... SISKO Add to that good soil and a long growing season... I think it's our best bet. 44 INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE GUEST QUARTERS - ON DOOR as it opens, revealing Haneek. She smiles out at... 45 REVERSE - SISKO, KIRA AND DAX They've come to tell her the good news... SISKO May we come in? HANEEK Of course... Sisko, Kira and Dax ENTER... widen to show Haneek is not alone... the four Skrreean women who were at the table in Quark's are there, including Vayna... they sit in the living area, glaring suspiciously at Sisko... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT THREE 41. 45 CONTINUED: SISKO (greeting them) Ladies... HANEEK Forgive them, Commander Sisko... they don't mean to be disrespectful... SISKO (smiles) I understand. (half-beat) We have some encouraging news... KIRA (smiles warmly) We think we've found a planet for you and your people... one with excellent potential for resettlement. HANEEK (magnanimously) We appreciate all your hard work... but I'm afraid it was unnecessary... you see, we've found Kentanna. KIRA (surprised) You have? HANEEK (big smile) A "planet of sorrow," Kira... don't you see? (beat) Kentanna is your planet... (warmly) Kentanna is Bajor. Sisko and Dax react... but not half as much as Kira... FADE OUT. END OF ACT THREE DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 42. ACT FOUR FADE IN: 46 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) Traffic is congested in a way we've never seen: every docking port has a Skrreean ship anchored to it, including the upper and lower pylons... six more ships are lined up just beyond the station, awaiting their turn... SISKO (V.O.) Station log, Stardate 47391.2. Chief O'Brien is continuing to oversee repairs to the Skrreean ships docked at the station... 47 INT. PROMENADE Kira walks through the crowd (mostly Skrreean), deep in thought... SISKO (V.O.) Meanwhile, Minister Rozahn and Vedek Sorad have arrived from Bajor with an official response to the Skrreeans' request to immigrate... A concerned Varani falls into step with her... VARANI Major, if I may have a moment... KIRA I'm sorry, Varani. I'm on my way to a meeting. VARANI I know. With Minister Rozahn and Vedek Sorad. I suppose Haneek will be there as well... KIRA That's right. VARANI Please. Tell her my heart goes out to her and her people. Tell her how much Bajorans everywhere regret having to refuse their request. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 42A. 47 CONTINUED: KIRA Aren't you being a little premature? VARANI Am I? You know what the provisional government's answer is going to be. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 43. 47 CONTINUED: (2) Kira pauses a beat, waits for several Skrreeans to pass. KIRA These are people who've lost everything, Varani... VARANI I know. And I wish there was some way we could help them... Kira looks at him... she wishes that, too... she's still struggling to believe otherwise... VARANI (continuing) Bajor is in shambles, Kira... you know that as well as I... Varani's trying to be comforting... but Kira isn't comforted... 48 OMITTED 49 INT.COMMANDER'S OFFICE The meeting has just gotten under way. A serious-looking Bajoran official, MINISTER ROZAHN, and a calm but serious Vedek, VEDEK SORAD, are seated in the office, along with Sisko, Kira and Haneek. MINISTER ROZAHN First of all, I want you all to know that the provisional government has taken the Skrreeans' request for immigration very seriously. The debate in the Chamber of Ministers became quite heated at times... (attempt at humor to lighten the situation) Though I suppose you could say that about all of our debates... SISKO But a decision was reached... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 44. 49 CONTINUED: MINISTER ROZAHN Yes. (to Haneek) I was sent here to tell you that the Ministers -- (a nod to Sorad) -- in accord with the Vedek Assembly -- have decided to deny the Skrreeans' request. Haneek stiffens... she wasn't expecting this... she can't take her eyes off Minister Rozahn... MINISTER ROZAHN (to Haneek; sympathetically) I'm sorry. Haneek feels the desperation seeping into her, starting to overwhelm everything else... VEDEK SORAD Bajor simply cannot absorb three million refugees at this time... MINISTER ROZAHN After what the Cardassians did to our planet, we can barely take care of our own. HANEEK But no one is asking you to take care of us... ! VEDEK SORAD (sympathetic) This decision is not based strictly on Bajoran self-interest. Such a huge increase in population would prove to be tragic to your people as well as ours. HANEEK But Bajor has more than enough room for us. The plains of the northwest peninsula are practically uninhabited. The land's ideal for farming. MINISTER ROZAHN It used to be... before the Cardassians got their hands on it. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 45. 49 CONTINUED: (2) HANEEK (pleading) Minister Rozahn, the Skrreeans are farmers... just give us the land... I guarantee you we can make it thrive again... MINISTER ROZAHN (non-accusatory) Under ideal circumstances, perhaps you could. But what if the circumstances aren't ideal? What if we go through another long winter? What if your crops fail? What if the famine that has been plaguing Bajor continues to spread? What then? HANEEK We're willing to take that risk... MINISTER ROZAHN We aren't. We ran a series of projections to see whether a Skrreean settlement could survive on the northwest peninsula. The results were not encouraging. SISKO (to Haneek) Haneek, I think you should seriously consider Draylon Two as an alternate to Bajor. The winters are mild, there's plenty of good farmland... HANEEK (forcefully) No! (to Rozahn and Sorad) Projections can be wrong... VEDEK SORAD But what if they're not? What is Bajor to do if your people start dying? HANEEK I thought I made it clear. We're not expecting your help. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 46. 49 CONTINUED: (3) MINISTER ROZAHN Do you really think we could stand by and do nothing? We'd feel obligated to help. With food, with clothing, with whatever it would take... VEDEK SORAD And where would that aid come from? Our resources are already depleted. To help you would mean depriving our own people. MINISTER ROZAHN I'm afraid the decision of the provisional government is final. The Skrreea will have to find somewhere else to live. HANEEK (desperately; to Kira) Talk to them... please... tell them that they're wrong... All eyes turn to Kira. HANEEK (continuing; simply) Help us. Kira's filled with sympathy for Haneek, but... KIRA (softly) I can't. Haneek's stunned. KIRA (continuing) I'm sorry, Haneek... but they're right. I wish they weren't... I wish Bajor was Kentanna... but it's not. Still desperate, Haneek looks to Sisko. SISKO (gently) There's still Draylon Two. Haneek isn't buying it. HOLD on Kira, still feeling the weight of her decision... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 47. 50 OMITTED 50A INT. REPLIMAT (FORMERLY SCENE 48) Jake moves to stand at the end of a long line (mostly Skrreeans) at the replicator. Widen to show Tumak in front of him. Jake sees him, becomes thoughtful... what can he say? Finally: JAKE If you like cake, the icoberry torte is really good... TUMAK (calm; surprisingly accessible) Icoberries... are they sweet or sour? JAKE (surprised by Tumak's lack of anger) Both. TUMAK (nods... maybe he'll try some; beat) Is that big-eared troll really your friend? JAKE Yeah. TUMAK He's an idiot. JAKE (shrugs) You're not the first one to say that. But he's not such a bad guy... once you get to know him. TUMAK I don't plan on being here that long... JAKE My dad says you're probably going to Draylon Two... TUMAK Does he... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 48. 50A CONTINUED: JAKE Sounds like a pretty nice place... TUMAK Do you want to move there? JAKE No... TUMAK Neither do I. They move up in line, Jake studying Tumak quietly, wondering about what he just said... 51 INT. GUEST QUARTERS - ON HANEEK She sits by herself, the lights dimmed by half... though she's not crying, her sadness is palpable... The door CHIMES... Haneek doesn't move... HANEEK (calling tonelessly) Come in... Kira ENTERS. She's behind Haneek. Haneek doesn't turn to see who it is. Kira watches her a moment... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 49. 51 CONTINUED: KIRA Haneek... HANEEK The thing I don't understand is why you pretended to be my friend. KIRA I wasn't pretending. HANEEK Ahhh. So you are my friend... (looks at her) ... until I need you. KIRA I know it's hard for you to see right now, but I am trying to help... HANEEK I think I've had quite enough of your help... KIRA You have to believe me, Commander Sisko has found you a wonderful home... HANEEK You betrayed me, Kira. KIRA No, I didn't. I honestly believe the provisional government made the right decision, for both Bajor and the Skrreeans... HANEEK If that's true, then we have nothing to discuss. KIRA I was hoping we could still be friends... HANEEK In other words, you came looking for forgiveness... (beat) Well I don't forgive you. A beat... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - 10/08/93 - ACT FOUR 50. 51 CONTINUED: (2) SISKO'S COM VOICE Sisko to Kira. KIRA (his combadge) Go ahead, Commander. SISKO'S COM VOICE Is Haneek with you? KIRA Yes. SISKO'S COM VOICE I need both of you in Ops immediately. Tumak has taken a ship. He's headed for Bajor... As Haneek and Kira exchange concerned looks, we... FADE OUT. END OF ACT FOUR DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 51. ACT FIVE FADE IN: 52 INT. OPS Kira and Haneek ENTER off the Turbolift... Sisko, Dax and O'Brien are already there... various Supernumeraries are in the b.g... the tension is palpable... O'BRIEN They're not responding, sir... SISKO Keep trying, Mister O'Brien... KIRA How did it happen? SISKO With all the traffic around the station, Tumak and two of his friends were able to slip away... we had no idea the ship was even gone until the Bajorans contacted us... (approaches Haneek) Haneek, I need you to try to talk to your son... Sisko leads her to the Ops table. O'BRIEN (to Haneek; from his station) There's a high-energy radiation leak in the port nacelle. We've tried to make him aware of it, but he refuses to acknowledge us... SISKO Major, open a channel to the Skrreean vessel... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 52. 52 CONTINUED: KIRA (hits panel) Yes, sir. (beat) Ready. Sisko nods at Haneek to start talking... she's unsure what to say... HANEEK Tumak... listen to me... your ship's in danger... SISKO (low) Have him turn off his engines and drift until the Bajorans can tractor him in... HANEEK Tumak... turn off your engines... you must turn off your engines now... SISKO (beat) Mister O'Brien... ? O'BRIEN (reading his monitor) He's not responding... HANEEK (to com) Tumak, this is serious... your life's in danger... the others who are with you, their lives are in danger... please... answer me... No response. DAX Sensors are detecting two Bajoran vessels closing in on the Skrreean ship... SISKO On screen... They all look at an Ops table monitor... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT FIVE 53. 53 INSERT - AN OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL) A colored grid with a star-filled background... graphic symbols represent the Skrreean vessel... and the two Bajoran crafts entering the screen from the bottom corner, converging toward it... 54 BACK TO SCENE (OPTICAL) SISKO Mister O'Brien, patch us into the Bajoran interceptor. O'BRIEN Aye, sir. O'Brien works his panel. Finally: PILOT'S COM VOICE ... have entered restricted space... you must turn around and leave immediately... KIRA (to O'Brien) Open a channel. O'Brien nods. KIRA (to com) This is Major Kira Nerys on Deep Space Nine... the Skrreean vessel has refused to acknowledge our hails... it's possible their communications are down... you have to let them land... PILOT'S COM VOICE That's impossible, Major... we have strict orders not to allow any Skrreean vessel to land... KIRA But the pilot's just a boy... he's taken the ship without permission... It's barely operational. We're not sure he can get back here. PILOT'S COM VOICE I'm sorry, Major, but we have our orders. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 53A. 54 CONTINUED: KIRA Who gave them to you? PILOT'S COM VOICE They come directly from General Hazar. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 54. 54 CONTINUED: (2) Kira looks at Haneek... it's getting serious... SISKO Dax, get me General Hazar on Bajor... tell his people it's an emergency... I want to speak with him now... Dax nods, hits her panels... KIRA (to the pilot) Stand by, interceptor. General Hazar will be countermanding those orders any minute... O'BRIEN The interceptor's closing on the Skrreean ship... Kira and Haneek look at the monitor... 55 INSERT - THE OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL) The two graphics representing the Bajoran ships are slicing in on the approaching Skrreean ship... 56 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL) DAX It's General Hazar, Benjamin... SISKO On screen... All eyes turn to the Viewscreen as the Bajoran general, GENERAL HAZAR appears. HAZAR What's this about, Commander? SISKO It's about the Skrreean ship that's approaching Bajor... HAZAR I've already given orders to have it turned back... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 55. 56 CONTINUED: SISKO That ship is being flown by a child... and it's leaking radiation... HAZAR A child... ? PILOT'S COM VOICE ... Skrreean ship. Repeating: return to the space station now. HAZAR (to Sisko) Have him shut down his engines. We'll tow him back... HANEEK (desperately) Tumak, please... turn off your engines... Over com, we HEAR the sound of phaser fire... KIRA Interceptor One, what's going on? PILOT'S COM VOICE They've opened fire on us... taking evasive action... HANEEK Tumak! Don't do this! PILOT'S COM VOICE He's pursuing... we've been hit... ! O'BRIEN Commander -- they're returning fire... HANEEK (screams) No... ! KIRA (shouts) Disengage, interceptor! Repeat: disengage! DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/12/93 - ACT FIVE 55A. 56 CONTINUED: (2) SISKO (forcefully) General, tell you pilots to hold their fire. HAZAR I'm relaying that order now... Sisko, Kira and Haneek turn to the Ops table monitor... DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 56. 57 INSERT - THE OKUDAGRAM (OPTICAL) A beat, the three symbols representing the ships closer now... then the graphic representing the Skrreean vessel suddenly BRIGHTENS... and disappears... 58 RESUME SCENE (OPTICAL) Haneek stiffens, grasps Sisko's arm, as if she herself has been struck... Sisko holds her... KIRA Interceptor One... ? PILOT'S COM VOICE The Skrreean ship exploded. (beat) I didn't even think we hit it... O'BRIEN (grimly, to Sisko) The phaser beam must've ignited the radiation leak... Still on the viewscreen, General Hazar looks saddened... HAZAR Commander... I'm so sorry... SISKO We all are, General... Kira turns to Haneek... the two women look at each other... there's nothing Kira can say... she feels Haneek's pain... Haneek squares her shoulders, eyes Kira coldly... as if her anger and pain fuses into her backbone... giving her an emotionally charged, if icy strength... 58AA EXT. SPACE STATION (OPTICAL) Re-establishing. 58A INT. DOCKING RING AIRLOCK A stoic Haneek directs a procession of Skrreea through the airlock door to a docked Skrreean vessel. Gai and Cowl wait for her nearby. Several Federation and Bajoran security guards help oversee the operation. 58B ANGLE - KIRA as she approaches. Haneek sees her. A beat. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 57. 58B CONTINUED: KIRA (simply) I just came by to wish you luck on Draylon Two. Haneek nods sadly. KIRA (continuing) Haneek, I still believe this is the best choice... for Bajor and for you. HANEEK And you believe we would have been a burden to your people... KIRA (a long beat) Yes. HANEEK (nods; it's the answer she expected) I think you've made a terrible mistake. All of you. Maybe we could have helped you. Maybe we could have helped each other. The Skrreeans are farmers, Kira. You have a famine on your planet. We might have made that peninsula bloom again. We'll never know, will we? Kira nods... tries to think of the right thing to say. HANEEK (continuing) Fifty years of Cardassian rule has made you all frightened and suspicious. (beat) I feel sorry for you. DEEP SPACE: "Sanctuary" - REV. 10/11/93 - ACT FIVE 58-59. 58B CONTINUED: (2) HANEEK (beat; coldly) You were right. Bajor is not Kentanna. Haneek turns and enters the Skrreean ship, leaving Kira standing alone and feeling alone, as she ponders Haneek's last words... 59 thru OMITTED 67 FADE OUT. END OF ACT FIVE THE END